Riyadh – Mubasher: The eighth edition of the two-day Arabnet 2019 event will host more than 2,000 corporate executives and senior government leaders, in addition to over 4,000 entrepreneurs as well as youth and students in Saudi Arabia.

To be held during the 10-11 December period this year, Arabnet will showcase more than 300 startups, while bringing together above 250 experts and speakers from across the globe to address the audience in the kingdom’s largest technology gathering.

Arabnet will be covering a wide range of topics during six forums:

Inspire Saudi
Over $950 million were invested in the MENA tech startups during 2018, a recent press release said, citing Arabnet Business Intelligence.

Inspire Saudi forum will bring together key regional investors, government leaders, as well as successful startups, in a way of focusing on the changing tech landscape in addition to emerging trends and opportunities.

This forum will feature investors that will bring to focus on the latest trends in the global technology sector.

Finverse

Regional funds injected into fintech companies exceeded $250 million during the period from 2012 to 2018, Arabnet Business Intelligence reported, while based on KPMG’s Pulse of Fintech, fintech funding across the world has reached $111.8 billion by the end of 2018.

Finverse is set to find new trends in the fintech industry as well as the next wave of innovation in digital payments.

It will also dive into some of the strategies being created by regional banks to compete in the digital banking era.

AdEdge

This technology forum tackles how brands, agencies, and publishers are adapting their strategies in a way of keeping up with cutting-edge technologies, consumer behaviors, and the structural changes.

Machine learning has come hand-in-hand with voice recognition and AI for founding an ultimate robot friend.

Forecasts say that by 2020, 50% of all searches will be carried out through voice; this shall form an opportunity for brands to become part of the conversation in the new “voice-search-to-purchase” consumer journey.

CIO Forum
This will be an exclusive half-day session for CIOs, CTOs, and senior IT decision makers, in line with giving the chance to explore the changing role of the CIO based on the growing strategic importance of tech disruption, digital transformation, and innovation.

Digital Policy Forum

Policymakers will display insights and best practices as well as exploring opportunities for collaboration.

This newly introduced forum is an invitation-only roundtable for senior government leaders who are focused on digitisation, innovation, and entrepreneurship.

Investor Summit

This is another invitation-only forum where tech investors from angels to growth capital will be pinpointed exclusively.

The one-day Investor Summit will feature master classes, investor matching, connections with LPs, and interactive discussion sessions.

Register and secure your spot so you won’t miss out on this experience!